Name : Manar naguib .

ID : 5511042 .
" MEN Kill Me " is a poem written by Mohja
Kahf . Kahf is ArabAmerican poet and author .
Her writing expresses many different ideas and
conflicts such as morality , sexuality , and
politics . In addition , " Men Kill Me " is
postmodern poem . Postmodern poetry is a
type of poetry that has been explored since
about 1960s . Postmodern poetry is often
written in a way that quite free form and
meant to reflect the process of thought
through a stream of consciousness style .
Postmodern often deals with themes of
meanginglessness or lack of reality and
frequently demonstrates an existential point of
view .
The approach of this poem is ecofeminism .
Ecofeminism describes movements and
philosophies that link feminism with ecology .
Ecofeminism argues that there is historical
connection between women and nature .
Women and nature are also united through
their shared history of oppression by a
patriarchal westren society . Throughout the
poem , Kahf shows us that the way men looks
to nature is like the way men looks to women

and the way men abuse nature is like the way

men abuse women .
" Men Kill Me " is made up of four stanzas .
the tone of this poem is satiric . Kahf writes
her poem in a way that makes fun of men . The
title of the poem is ironic . It is like a childish
quarrel . Moreover , the main ideas of this
poem are nature , religion , and cosmic order .
In this poem , Kahf lack the use of
punctuations . Throughout the poem , Kahf
uses a lot of symbols . Firstly , she chooses the
word " sun " because it is a symbol of
intellictual ability . Secondly , the word " water
" symbolizes purification for Muslims and
Christians . Thirdly , the word " tortoise "
symbolizes women . Finally , the word "
swallow " is mythical allusion it symbolizes
Hades .
The words " How they think the sun is all
for them and the water is all for them " and the
words " How they think the earth of green and
gold and God is all for them " show how much
men are selfish as they want to own
everything . Moreover , the words " feel grand
if they remember to bring one rose for woman
" make the reader feel sorry for women . In "
Men Kill Me " , Kahf speaks behalf of all women
. She attempts to reveal the horrible truth of
men from a woman's perspective .